diff --git a/syncd/VendorSai.cpp b/syncd/VendorSai.cpp
index d39bc90a6b..7c050b2f57 100644
--- a/syncd/VendorSai.cpp
+++ b/syncd/VendorSai.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@ sai_status_t VendorSai::apiInitialize(
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SAI_QUERY_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY
+    // BROADCOM_LEGACY_SAI_COMPAT: Allow platforms to disable sai_query_stats_st_capability at runtime
+    // via sai.profile key SAI_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY_SUPPORTED=0.
+    // Needed for legacy ASICs (e.g. Tomahawk-1/BCM56960) where the SAI function
+    // pointer is non-null but the internal ST platform driver is uninitialized,
+    // causing a SIGSEGV in brcm_sai_st_pd_ctr_cap_list_get.
+    if (m_globalApis.query_stats_st_capability != nullptr &&
+        m_service_method_table.profile_get_value != nullptr)
+    {
+        const char *stCapVal = m_service_method_table.profile_get_value(
+                0, "SAI_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY_SUPPORTED");
+        if (stCapVal != nullptr && std::string(stCapVal) == "0")
+        {
+            SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("SAI_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY_SUPPORTED=0 in sai.profile,"
+                            " disabling query_stats_st_capability for this platform");
+            m_globalApis.query_stats_st_capability = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     m_apiInitialized = true;
 
     return status;
diff --git a/tests/aspell.en.pws b/tests/aspell.en.pws
index 62db532aa9..4216682c4e 100644
--- a/tests/aspell.en.pws
+++ b/tests/aspell.en.pws
@@ -490,3 +490,4 @@ IPFix
 ipfix
 SNR
 tparam
+SIGSEGV
diff --git a/unittest/syncd/TestVendorSai.cpp b/unittest/syncd/TestVendorSai.cpp
index 65f93918fe..9616f60649 100644
--- a/unittest/syncd/TestVendorSai.cpp
+++ b/unittest/syncd/TestVendorSai.cpp
@@ -1847,3 +1847,31 @@ TEST(VendorSai, isSwitchStatsExtDisabledViaProfile)
     sai.apiInitialize(0, &test_services_no_switch_stats_ext);
     EXPECT_FALSE(sai.isSwitchStatsExtSupported());
 }
+
+static const char* profile_get_value_no_st_capability(
+        _In_ sai_switch_profile_id_t profile_id,
+        _In_ const char* variable)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    if (variable == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (std::string(variable) == "SAI_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY_SUPPORTED")
+        return "0";
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+static sai_service_method_table_t test_services_no_st_capability = {
+    profile_get_value_no_st_capability,
+    profile_get_next_value
+};
+
+TEST(VendorSai, statsStCapabilityProfileKeyProcessed)
+{
+    // BROADCOM_LEGACY_SAI_COMPAT: SAI_STATS_ST_CAPABILITY_SUPPORTED=0 in sai.profile
+    // should be processed during apiInitialize without breaking initialization
+    VendorSai sai;
+    EXPECT_EQ(SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS, sai.apiInitialize(0, &test_services_no_st_capability));
+}